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Did you know that today is the Winter Solstice? In the Northern Hemisphere, this day has the shortest period of daylight and the longest period of darkness in the year.
After today, you may notice the days gradually get longer as we head toward Spring.
Yay, for more sunlight and the countdown to warmer weather.
Even so, it will still be quite cold for the foreseeable future, at least where I'm from, and the wind chill can make for long days that need to be filled with things to entertain your little ones where you're indoors for the most part.
If you're looking for ways to keep your twins busy indoors during the chilly winter months, here are some things that will help them burn off energy while having fun and working on furthering their fine motor and development skills.
Ten Easy Ways to Keep Your Toddlers Busy Indoors During Cold Winter Months
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1. Get a Pikler Triangle Climber Play Gym Set
The Ultimate Climbing Gym
This five-in-one Montessori toddler climbing play gym incorporates ladders, slides, and arches that allow your twins to improve their balance and coordination while practicing climbing. With four adjustable angles for versatile play, this durable set is made of high-quality wood and folds down for convenient storage when it's not in use.
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2. Get a Play Tent with Tunnel System & Ball Pit
Twisty Tunnels of Fun
This vibrant playhouse incorporates a play, ball pit, and an interactive tunnel obstacle course that will keep your kids entertained for hours. Note, the ball pit balls aren't included in the listing, but you can grab them here and they'll come in handy with some of our other suggestions, below. Once it's warmer outside, this tunnel can be set up in your yard for outdoor playtime.
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3. Get a Convertible Nugget Couch for Toddlers
A Modular Sofa for Climbing
This convertible play couch comes with 10 high-density foam pieces for your toddlers to climb and relax on. The floor sofa's modular design encourages your children to use their imagination to create various structures and scenees. There are endless construction possibilities, with two squares, two u-shapes, two arches, two triangles, and two semi-cylinders to be used however your little ones see fit.
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4. Get a Six-in-One Toddler Playset with Slide, Basketball Hoop & Telescope
Slide, Sports & Sights
The Babytronic six-in-one toddler playset combines a slide, basketball hoop, and telescope for the ultimate bundle of indoor (and outdoor!) fun. This station helps your little ones further develop their fine motor skills, coordination, balance, and climbing skills, while they burn off some of their (seemingly endless) energy. The durable slide is designed for long-lasting use and can support up to 160 pounds. This set is intended for toddlers aged two to five.
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5. Get a Children's Couch Slide
A Simple Slide for any Space
This is a children's slide that can be set up to work with beds, stairs, tables, or couches, depending on the space available in your home. The adjustable slide is suitable to be used with most furniture and can be set up wherever your children's playspace may be. It has a stable, non-slip base and can support up to 200 pounds.
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6. Get JungleDove Foam Climbing Blocks
A Soft, Stackable Gym Set
These soft velvety foam blocks offer firm support while your little ones climb and explore their play area. The easy-to-clean blocks are durable and feature non-slip bottoms and Velcro connections, so they can be attached to each other or separated, so your toddlers can stack them. This play gym set comes with six different-shaped, brightly colored blocks: a cylinder, a small rectangle, a large rectangle, a small triangle, a large triangle, and stairs.
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7. Get a Zany Baby Activity Center & Bouncer
Zany Fun & Flashing Lights
The Dream on Me Zany Two-in-One Baby Activity Center & Bouncer will supply endless fun for your little ones. With three height positions and a rotating 360-degree seat, your twins will be able to spin around and always have toys within reach. Its strong and sturdy frame keeps the unit solidly in place. With 12 songs and flashing lights, this activity center is rated for babies between six and 24 months old.
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8. Get a Step2 Dino Dig Sand & Water Table
A Twin-Sized Table for Cooperative Play
This is the Step2 Dino Dig Sand & Water Table. The two-in-one activity table encourages creative play and fosters the development of social skills, interactive play, and sharing. It has two separate containers you can fill with water and sand when it's outdoors, and when you have it set up indoors, you can still have a fun sensory station for your twins by putting dried pasta or rice into the bins...or you can fill the bins up as a ball pit for hiding their other toys in. This durable table is a little bit wider than similar ones, which means there is more real estate for each of your twins to comfortably explore both sides without being cramped.
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9. Get a VTech Smart Shots Sports Center
A Two-in-One Sports Station
The VTech Smart Shots Sports Center is a combination activity center that incorporates the fun of basketball and soccer in one play zone. It's got an animated LED scoreboard that counts baskets and plays fun sounds and phrases that help your little ones learn. It also has turning gears that help your toddlers further develop their fine motor skillls curiosity and buttons that introduce shapes and numbers, too.
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10. Get a Crayola Art-to-Go Table Easel
Art Station at Home or On-the-Go
The Crayola Art-to-Go Table Easel folds up for easy transportation from your house to grandma and grandpa's, daycare, or whichever room in the house makes them feel the most inspired. It's lightweight, so your little ones can lug it around to show off their artwork. The easel sets up in seconds and has little locks that snap into place to keep the drawing surfaces secure, so no little fingers are in danger of getting pinched. It has two drawing surfaces (a whiteboard and a plastic chalkboard), and it has two storage drawers for housing art supplies. The chalkboard surface includes two clips at the top, so your little ones can add in a paper for any work that's commissioned while they're out and about. The handy tray drawers that make up the base of the easel can store markers, chalk, and the included eraser.
Find fun indoors
Long, cold winters tend to come with long, cold days that can stretch on when you have two energetic kids at home who want to be entertained and burn off energy all day long.
Hopefully, a few of these suggestions will help you and your multiples pass the days while helping to further develop their skills.
Even better, these things will help you fill the months ahead with cherished memories while you're having fun.
How do you help to pass the time when you're stuck indoors during the cold winter months? Let us know in the Comments section below.
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